ILSA Announces Sixth Full-Length, Preyer, Coming November 20th Via Relapse Records; New Song, "Poor Devil," Streaming + Preorders Available Tuesday October 6 2020, 9:30 PM
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ILSA Announces Sixth Full-Length, Preyer, Coming November 20th Via Relapse Records; New Song, "Poor Devil," Streaming + Preorders Available

Washington D.C.'s  ILSA  returns with their sixth full-length,  Preyer , coming November 20th on Relapse Records.

 

On  Preyer,  the band embraces sonic pummeling like never before. Recorded as the world shuttered away in 2020,  ILSA  harnessed the fears and uncertainties of troubled times, and used these as driving forces for their unnerving metal's raw, chaotic, and whipping intensity. The result is a new full-length that delivers overdoses of crushing doom and menacing death metal. In advance of the record's release, the band has unveiled first single, "Poor Devil."

 


ILSA  frontman Orion comments, "'Poor Devil' sprung from study of Potter's Fields and the story of Judas Iscariot, where I found parallels with [American murderer] Sean Sellers' 'betrayal' by his best friend and Judas' role as biblical scapegoat. For such a lynchpin in the  The Passion Of Christ , Judas was never afforded the reverence of the other disciples, forever damned as an unredeemable traitor, while the story could never be complete without his participation. The Potter's Field where Judas hung himself became the burial grounds of the discarded and unclaimed dead, and the name stuck to this day. Apologies to D.I.'s 'Richard Hung Himself' where we snuck a nod to the one of the best punk songs ever written."

 


Stream ILSA's "Poor Devil" via YouTube   HERE   and on all streaming  

services   HERE .


 


 
Preyer  physical preorders are available  HERE  and digital downloads/streaming  HERE .
 
Preyer  Track Listing:
1. Epigraph
2. Poor Devil
3. Moonflower
4. Shibboleth
5. Mother of God
6. Scavengers
7. Widdershins
8. Preyer
9. Lady Diamond
10. Behind The Veil
11. The Square Coliseum
 
The ghost of the Satanic murderer Sean Sellers still haunts the band. The notorious killer was the first and remains the only person executed in the U.S. for a crime committed under the age of 17 since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976. "These songs were written with his life in mind," the band states. "Sean's story is an exploitative intersection of religious, media, and state authority, culminating in his 1999 execution for murders committed in a state of self-described 'demonic possession.'"
 
But make no mistake,  Preyer  is not simply a narrative or concept album. Remaining true to  ILSA 's punk ethos,  Preyer  serves as a cathartic condemnation of a Christo-fascist society, a corrupt class dimension, and the evil cruelty behind it all. " Preyer  is a wringing of these themes for the sweat and stink. Power's destructive force, love, and other extremist positions, religious fanaticism, depression and mental illness, social order, and control."
 
In the midst of the darkness that continues to take hold,  ILSA  remains observant and pull no punches. With tracks such as "Poor Devil," "Shibboleth," and the album's title track, the band are poised to release one of the year's most vicious offerings from the underground.
 
ILSA:
Orion - vocals
Brendan - guitar
Dylan - guitar
Tim - guitar
Sharad - bass
Joshy - drums
 
   

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